Bakumatsu Taiyoden
Original title: The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era / Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate
1957 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Yuzo Kawashima
Yuzo KawashimaCast
Furankī Sakai 
Sachiko Hidari 
Yōko Minamida 
Yūjirō Ishihara Izumi Ashikawa Toshiyuki Ichimura
Credits
Written by: Hisashi Yamanouchi
Plot
In the last years of the Tokugawa shogunate, a rascal named Sahei hustles his way through a Shinagawa brothel, in a fast, funny period comedy.
Sinekatalog’s take
A lively and funny classic of Japanese comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,452 votes)
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